Trump requests $152M to reopen Alcatraz
as a prison
Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 4/4/2026 12:34:33 PM
The Trump Administration has requested $152 million in its fiscal year 2027 federal budget proposal to refurbish and reopen Alcatraz as a prison. President Donald Trump first broached the idea of reopening the prison on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay in May 2025, but with the administration’s release of its budget proposal to Congress he is looking to put his plan in motion. Alcatraz was closed in 1963 after 30 years as an active prison that has become famous for its former inmates and stories of attempted escapes, but has long been a popular tourist attraction that sees more than one million people per year visit the island,
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on Tourism 15 replies
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Automakers trade group urges government
to scrap gas tax, replace it with vehicle
weight fee 25 replies
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weight fee 25 replies
The leader of a trade group that represents most major automakers called on the federal government to eliminate its gasoline tax and replace it with a vehicle fee to finance road infrastructure needs.
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on Tourism 15 replies
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